Japan / EPISODE

Close Encounter

S1 E1 · April 3, 2008 · 25 minutes

Overview

Music idol Sheryl Nome arrives at the Macross Frontier fleet for a concert performance. In the meantime, fleet command deals with an unidentified & powerful alien enemy. Overwhelmed by the new enemies' speed & power (despite their lesser numbers), fleet defenses cannot prevent some of the alien bio mecha from penetrating the main colony ship. Teenage music fan Ranka Lee, young student Saotome Alto & S.M.S. VF-25 veteran pilot Ozma Lee are all involved in the ordeal.

CREDITS

Episode crew

Shoji KawamoriStoryboard Artist YYasuhito KikuchiStoryboard Artist TTakayuki TanakaDirector

Masahiko KominoKey Animation HHideki YamazakiKey Animation NNoriko OguraKey Animation

Atsuko NozakiKey Animation YYuichi TakahashiKey Animation YYuichi TakahashiAnimation Director HHiroaki MotoigiKey Animation NNoriko TejimaKey Animation YYasuhito KikuchiKey Animation EEddie MehongKey Animation TTakao AboKey Animation KKoichi UsamiKey Animation MMamoru AbikoKey Animation